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Like some of the others on our list, the Orlan is rear-entry.
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The Orlan space suit (from the Russian for Sea Eagle which, you have to admit is a very smart name) has been used for spacewalks by the Russians and has also been borrowed by NASA and the Chinese Space Program.
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The mighty warlord of the Orlan nation is gathering his forces and has vowed to destroy Anacrea -- and everything and everyone that crosses his path.
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Nudes by Vanessa Beecroft, Maurizio Cattelan and Orlan emphasize the modern lines of the female body, accentuated by Christian Dior.
Evelyne Politanoff: Inspiration Dior, Fashion as Art Evelyne Politanoff 2011
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As the Orlan means Sea Eagle, so the Sokol means Falcon.
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The other space suit used on the ISS is the Orlan (above).
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The French plastic-surgery performance artist Orlan is here, as are those wry choreographers of cultural vulgarity Common Culture.
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When visiting the International Space Station American astronauts use the Orlan when they are participating in extravehicular activities.
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While that has no doubt caused sniggers in the more puerile parts of our readership, below is a picture of American Astronaut Clayton Anderson getting in to the Orlan, just to show you that it has very few – if any – connotations.
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It has been through several incarnations, from 1967 to pretty much the present day with the present model, the Orlan-MK, being tested on an EVA in June of last year.
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